The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-07-09
THE RING AGAIN.

One Of the first lessons in journalism
that we would admOnish the unknown
editor of the Bulletin TO learn is the
art of not disappearing his con.tm-
poraries. In an article under tho capii IN
OF "Rings" in last Wednesdays Bull
ietin the idea is suggested that the
Telegraph has charged each individual
belonging 10 what is known rs the
Ring, and the Police Jury and all the
parochiai officers, and tho Mayor and
City Council of Monroe, with being
corrupt men, when by reference to the
articles complained Of it Will be seen
that we have borne willing testimony
to the honesty and efficiency of our
officials. Neither can it be truthfully
said that We have charged as corrupt
any gentleman who Is leader in what
is termed the Ring. We stated what
their political methods were and
mildly iftirnated that we objected to
them. In doing so W. were in no wise
personal and were doing no more nor
less than we had a right to do.
Tho Bull. tin goes further and makes
this remark: "1t il deplorable that
personal or political rancor will induce
a journalist TO cast such unWarranted
and unfounded aspersions on his own
people," So far as the Telegraph is con-
cerned (the West Monroe Union has
been made co-defendant with us
and we suppose it can take care of it.
selD it rejoins that if q difference in
political opinion gives the ciitor of the
Bulletin license to ussail US with that
sort Of stuff we can hurI it back in
kind. "You asperse me and asperse
you" and we could keep on aspersing
until doomsday. There is neither
sense nor argument in it.
OF course from the Bulletins stand
point there is nobody in the Democratic
party in the parish but who belongs
to the su-called Ring, Therefore we
are aspersing our own people. Therein
lies the Bulletins mistake. Its editor
will find all about in spots ''respectable
merchants, planters, farmers and pro.
fessional men'' and we will add, res
pectable, honest, laboring men, who
think as we think-and who are of the
party, the people and the parish.
And then again the editor of the
Bulletin should bear in mind that the
leaders of the present Ring, so-called,
are not the only men in Ouachita par
ish "who rescued the parish and
State iii 1876" Thers are men in the
parish just rs good and true who are
opposed to the Ring who did their
duty then and will do just IA much
again s.for the maintenance Of oul
dear bought supremacy"
You see there are differen ces of
opinion and differences of opin-
ion. We grant you yours and we trust
we arc too true journalist TO question
the purity of your motives. We claim
the same consideration and must have
it.
Returning to the subject Of our Off
Gals we learn for tho first timo that
there has been any 'keen desire to
supplant them" except that emanating
from the Ring in one particular in
stance.
We (and those who think like we
dog are extremely gratified ut the as
surance that if we "are not satisfied
with tho candidates who may be sup
ported by the gentlemen whom we are
pleased to dominate (we do not desire
to dominate tho Ring and don't want
it to dominate us) the Ring, that we
may go into the primaries and defeat
them.''
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